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I currently have a small heat shield to prevent the exhaust from melting my bumper. Right now it is taped up with 3m paint tape because i do not have anything that would not be melted by the exhaust.
anyways is there a tape that is resistant to moisture, heat, and hold up for a long time until I have time to take it to an exhaust shop to extend my exhaust hangers?
btw this has become a problem recently as I got it back from a repair from getting rear ended. it had no problem not melting the bumper before i got rear ended.
punkr6
04-02-2009, 07:57 PM
muffler tape may work, I seen some at pep boys a while back
Barefoot
04-02-2009, 11:49 PM
nothing will hold for longer than a day if your lucky. get it to a shop asap.
d16_turbo
04-02-2009, 11:50 PM
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2D350104&N=700+115&autoview=sku
speedminded
04-03-2009, 04:02 AM
I currently have a small heat shield to prevent the exhaust from melting my bumper. Right now it is taped up with 3m paint tape because i do not have anything that would not be melted by the exhaust.
anyways is there a tape that is resistant to moisture, heat, and hold up for a long time until I have time to take it to an exhaust shop to extend my exhaust hangers?
btw this has become a problem recently as I got it back from a repair from getting rear ended. it had no problem not melting the bumper before i got rear ended.Simply get the hangers extended. 3M makes a couple different tapes that will work but a roll will cost at least TWICE as much as what it will be to get the work done at a muffler shop.
Look up 3M VHB #4949 ($$$) or the 3M #469 High Temperature Tape (really cheap and supposedly effective up to 350 degrees).
I wish I could lower the hanger. It's not about the money. Currently I'm on Skunk2 Springs with Tokico Illuminas and I barely have a finger gap. Right now I barely clear bumps and the little curb in my driveway. I wish it were that simple or else I wouldn't bother with finding the right tape at all.
SixSquared
04-08-2009, 11:30 AM
Most of the del sols I had had a similiar problem with the bumper melting around aftermarket exhausts. I just grabbed a dremel and sanded the opening in the bumper so it was a bit bigger, then touched up the paint around it. You don't have to open it to a gaping hole... Usually shaving off about a quarter inch will do it.
Drummerboy
04-08-2009, 02:45 PM
Off topic....are you a woman? and were you on 20 yesterday? lol. if you are you'll know what im getting at.
Master Shake
04-08-2009, 02:57 PM
Most of the del sols I had had a similiar problem with the bumper melting around aftermarket exhausts. I just grabbed a dremel and sanded the opening in the bumper so it was a bit bigger, then touched up the paint around it. You don't have to open it to a gaping hole... Usually shaving off about a quarter inch will do it.exactly what i was gonna say. i have had the same problem with 2 of my cars and my girl's car now.
just cut just enough where the muffler doesn't touch.
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